Crib Chatter

Remember the Gold Coast coach house at 1234 North Dearborn that was in foreclosure that we chattered about in early May? It’s still on the market and recently had a $13,000 price reduction. Another unit in the condo association has also come on the market- in the building in front of the coach house. How will the foreclosure on the coach house unit […]

There are “pre-war” buildings (those that were built before WWII) and then there are “pre pre-war” buildings (those that were built before WWI.) 70 E. Scott in the Gold Coast is one of the latter, as it was built in 1917. It has all the vintage charm, but, as is common with the pre-war buildings, […]

We chattered about some sellers going the FSBO route who threaten on their Craigslist ads that if you don’t buy from them within “X amount of days”, they will list the property for a higher amount with an agent. Thanks to the tipster who sent me info on just this scenario. 227 E. Walton is a mid-rise […]

Do you like modern interiors? 950 N. Michigan #5402 could be your dream home. The building was built in 1984 at the north end of the Mag Mile.  This particular unit was last sold in 2005 and has been renovated. From the listing: ABSOLUTELY THE MOST INCREDIBLE, SOPHISTICATED FULLY RENOVATED UNIT JUST COMPLETED BY DESIGNER MICHAEL RICHMAN! […]

I recently chattered about a new two bedroom unit in The Palmolive in the Gold Coast that the listing said had “ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN UPGRADES CLIVE CHRISTIAN KITCHEN.” What exactly do you get for a million bucks? Here is what a standard kitchen in The Palmolive from the developer looks like: Yes, the master bedroom (see above) […]

In December 2007, I chattered about the one bedroom units for sale in The Belvedere, at 270 E. Pearson, in the Gold Coast. They are among the most expensive one bedroom units for sale in the city (outside of new construction buildings such as Trump and The Spire.) Unit #502, an 1100 square foot one bedroom […]

There are several older condo buildings in the Gold Coast that were built in the 1960s and 1970s on Elm, Cedar and Astor. Some of the units are quite large but they have the shorter ceiling heights and many don’t have in-unit laundry. 40 E. Cedar is one of those buildings. Built in 1968, the […]

40 E.  Delaware in the Gold Coast is a 1928 building surrounded by new construction. Behind it, the Elysian is going up. Down the street is 10 E. Delaware and 2 W. Delaware, or Walton On the Park. All of those buildings are “luxury”. The one bedrooms in Walton On the Park are being marketed […]

Alas,  I’m not talking about Vince Vaughn (who was rumored to have bought the top floor penthouse for $10 million several years ago. Did he? Who knows.)   Crain’s recently had a tidbit about the CEO of  the Intercontinental Exchange and his “move-up” from a paltry two bedroom condo on the 5th floor of The Palmolive […]

Private rooftop terraces are popular- especially in highrise buildings. 33 W. Delaware in the Gold Coast was built in 1988 and converted to condominiums in 2003. This one bedroom unit has two outdoor spaces: a normal sized 25 x 4 terrace and a large 20 x 20 rooftop deck. Unit #24A: 1 bedroom, 1.5 bath,  815 […]